Qeshm County

Qeshm County (Persian: شهرستان قشم) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Qeshm.[1] At the 2006 census, the county's population was 103,881 in 22,642 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 117,774 people in 28,798 households.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 148,993 in 40,506 households.[4] Qeshm is a free trade zone and has good potential for business.[5]

Qeshm County
شهرستان قشم
County
Qeshm International Airport
Qeshm International Airport
Location of Qeshm County in Hormozgan province (center, pink)
Location of Qeshm County in Hormozgan province (center, pink)
Location of Hormozgan province in Iran
Location of Hormozgan province in Iran
Coordinates: 26°48′N 55°51′E
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CapitalQeshm
DistrictsCentral, Hormuz, Shahab
Population
 (2016)
 • Total148,993
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Administrative divisions

The population history of Qeshm County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, seven rural districts, and four cities.[4]

Qeshm County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[4]
Central District68,07078,369104,955
Howmeh Rural District22,14126,10625,617
Ramkan Rural District13,47214,99424,135
Dargahan (city)7,9968,66714,525
Qeshm (city)24,46128,60240,678
Hormuz District5,6995,8675,891
Hormuz (city)5,6995,8675,891
Shahab District30,11233,53838,115
Dulab Rural District8,6439,79210,591
Hengam Rural District475417521
Larak Rural District466473421
Salakh Rural District10,59811,84613,901
Suza Rural District5,4506,2986,974
Suza (city)4,4804,7125,707
Total103,881117,774148,993
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References
  1. "Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
    اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران"    . Archived from the original on 22 May 2007.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. هانا, کارشناس ارشد امور ثبتی خانم ظریفیان (28 May 2016). "ثبت شرکت در کیش ، ثبت شرکت خارجی در کیش". ثبت شرکت هانا (in Persian). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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